Max Baucus

Max Baucus (11 December 1941-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-MT 1) from 3 January 1975 to 14 December 1978 (succeeding Richard G. Shoup and preceding John Patrick Williams) and a US Senator from 15 December 1978 to 6 February 2014 (succeeding Paul Hatfield and preceding John Walsh).

Biography
Max Baucus was born in Helena, Montana in 1941, and he worked as a lawyer before serving in the State House from 1972 to 1974, in the US House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978, and in the US Senate from 1978 to 2014. He was a conservative Democrat, and he frequently broke with his party on the issues of taxes, the environment, healthcare, and gun control, but he supported gay rights and opposed the embargo and sanctions against Cuba. In 2014, he was appointed ambassador to China, but he resigned in 2018 due to disagreements with President Donald Trump.